The role of green roofs on reducing heating and cooling loads: A database across Chinese climates

Procedia Environmental Sciences

Volumn 11, Issue PART B, 2011, Pages 604-610

  Kokogiannakis, Georgios ^a   Tietje, Annegret ^a   Darkwa, Jo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM NINGBO CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

Chinese climate; Database; Detailed simulation; Green roofs; Heating cooling loads

Indexed keywords

AIR CONDITIONING; CLIMATE MODELS; DATABASE SYSTEMS; ENERGY CONSERVATION; HEATING; INSULATION; POTENTIAL ENERGY;

CHINESE CLIMATES; DETAILED SIMULATION; ENERGY PERFORMANCE; GREEN ROOF; HEATING AND COOLING LOADS; HEATING/COOLING LOADS; INDOOR TEMPERATURE; MODELLING TECHNIQUES;

ROOFS;

EID: 84857395853     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18780296     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1016/j.proenv.2011.12.094     Document Type: Conference Paper

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